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Picture of the Day now available in Volume 2.
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This Picture of the Day product is a great way for students to practice three very important reading skills - observing details by being able to desc

Why It WorksDo you wish you had just a few extra minutes to give your students one-on-one support so they can master letter recognition and sounds? I created this interactive listening center to provide my students with just that--extra teacher directed support in an engaging and interactive way. Th

Check out this jam-packed Media Literacy bundle!
*This was previously a single resource that has been upgraded to a bundle*
This resource has a lot of content!! You will not get throught it all, but I hope I've given you enough options so that you can pick and choose what will work for your stud

Keep your sanity with this simple QR Code Listening Center. Print out the cards and post them in your center for students to scan using any FREE QR Code reader and listen to books independently! Integrate technology and boost your students' exposure to fluent reading. Many (but not all) of the book

Just in time for Dr. Seuss' birthday!! Here is an instant listening center for your 21st Century classroom! Students will use a handheld device with a FREE QR Code Reader App to access a dozen Dr. Seuss stories through a SafeShare website. Books included in this set are:The Cat in the HatThe Cat

Try It Before You Buy It!
You can download the Teach Me Letters and Sounds: Aa Interactive Book for FREE here!
UPDATE! This download now includes QR codes for easy access to the audio files and a full-page option for easy prep--just print, place in a page protector, and you're set!
What's Inclu

This product was made to help students master the reading strategy of making inferences. This strategy can often be hard for students. I have found that this strategy comes much easier to students when a variety of multimedia is used along with text.
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I am SUPER excited about this lesson! This is a fun, interactive SMARTboard .notebook whiteboard activity for Landforms.
Landforms included are:
oceans, canyons, valleys, mountains, plains, volcano, island, lakes, hills, deserts, and rivers
For EACH la

Do your students love listening to stories? Do they love technology? Well, here's a combo of the two!
These codes link to popular stories. There are 296 different stories from these collections:
*Back-to-School
*Bears
*Character Building
*Dinosaurs
*Fairy Tales
*Farm
*Patriotic Stories and Songs

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This product was made to help students master the reading strategy of making inferences. This strategy can often be hard for students. I have found that this strategy comes much easier to students when a variety of multimedia is used along with text.
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This Packet includes close reading activities for the First Grade Exemplar Text (according to CCSS) for Amazing Whales. This packet also includes close reading of "articles" short passages on whales, as well as close reading strategies for media (whale videos).
Close reading is a strategy which re

***Volume 2***
This product was made to help students master the reading strategy of making inferences. This strategy can often be hard for students. I have found that this strategy comes much easier to students when a variety of multimedia is used along with text.
Click HERE to SHOP ALL MAKING IN

MINI-VIDEO TO TEACH DIGRAPHS
ENGAGE your students and KEEP their attention by using multimedia to teach!
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Alphabet Vowels Blends and Digraphs Bundle
This familiar tune will help you teach the phonics digraphs ch, sh, wh, and th. The song is upbeat and catchy and will have

MINI-VIDEO TO TEACH 2 VOWELS TOGETHER RULE WITH 242 WORDS WITH 42 TEACHING SLIDES ON THE VIDEO
ENGAGE your students and KEEP their attention while you teach!
Help your students remember the phonics rule for when two vowels are together in a word. This mini-movie is repetitive and catchy and incl

READBOX Updated on 2/15/18. All QR Codes are working.
This READBOX is a great listen to read station to use during Daily 5. There are 138 read alouds total. Each theme or author includes six books each. Students will need a smart device with a QR Code reader downloaded on it. The students will scan

MINI-VIDEO TO TEACH LETTERS & SOUNDS FLUENCY
ENGAGE your students and KEEP their attention by using multimedia to teach!
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Alphabet Vowels Blends and Digraphs Bundle
Children need automaticity in saying their letters/sounds. This fun phonics song and mini-movie will h

Animal Research with QR Codes Zoo Edition
This set includes 23 animals for students to choose from to research. Each animal has at least 3 QR Codes with information youtube videos on the animal.
Animals included:
tigers
monkey
flamingo
kangaroo
turtle or tortoise
lion
elephant
hippo
snake
giraffe

MINI-VIDEO TO TEACH LETTER BLENDS
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Alphabet Vowels Blends and Digraphs Bundle
Want to teach your students the letter blends in an EASY, FUN way? Use this catchy tune and mini-movie to teach your s

MINI-VIDEO TO TEACH THE SILENT E RULE
ENGAGE your students and KEEP their attention while you teach!
Use this mini-lesson to teach the silent "e" rule. This song will teach your readers what to do when they come to a word with an "e" at the end. This song and mini-movie will transition children o

MINI-VIDEO TO TEACH SHORT VOWEL SOUNDS
ENGAGE your students and KEEP their attention by using multimedia to teach!
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Alphabet Vowels Blends and Digraphs Bundle
Working with those pesky vowel sounds? Try using a song to help your students remember them along with some phon

What is Blend to Read?Blend to Read is a set of independent phonics activities designed for students to use independently as skill reinforcement OR as an intervention activity.What phonics concepts are covered in this resource?In this edition of Blend to Read, students will focus on blending phoneme

MINI-VIDEO TO TEACH ABC'S AND LETTER SOUNDS
ENGAGE your students and KEEP their attention by using multimedia to teach!
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Alphabet Vowels Blends and Digraphs Bundle
Need a catchy tune to help your students remember the alphabet and their sounds. "Won't Forget No More" wi

Are you looking for an engaging, interactive way to begin your day? This morning meeting calendar is for you! This resource is a wonderful way to create community and begin your day with happy, smiling faces.This 26 page SMARTBoard calendar is all you'll need to begin each day of August and Septemb

Download and print twelve QR codes for your classroom listening library! Students simply scan the codes with any QR App to watch books read aloud. All QR codes are links to YouTube videos via the website SafeShare.TV. The site enables your students to not see any ads, or search for videos. These cod